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Biological Activity Antiaging

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
AESCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 400 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BILOBALIDE 10 mg/kg orl gbl (50-100 ng/ml) Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 200-1,000 ug Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
CYCASIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL not available Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
VITAMIN-E not available Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 1 0
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 17
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 3 18, 750
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 4 439
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 2 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 5 12, 282
Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant 2 3, 500
Mimulus glabratus Huaca-Mullo 2 2, 526
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 2 98, 414
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 2 4, 915.60000038147
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 5 91, 756
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 4 8, 096
Muntingia calabura Cereso; Jamaica cherry; Yumansa 2 11, 388.600000143051
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 2 2, 010
Murraya sp None 2 617
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 5 4, 049.5000007748604
Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba 2 1, 770
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 2 0
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 3 2, 630
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 3 227.99999713897705